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Last week I bought the Canon 750D to push my boundaries when it comes to photography. I have no previous experience with photography or SLR cameras (Single Lens Reflex), and it really excites me to get started with photography. Yesterday I went out and shot my first images. I selected the best ones, you can view them in de gallery below. If you have any advice or recommendations…

This weekend I did some sightseeing with my friends in Amsterdam. The outfit photos were made on Sunday. I have only been living in Amsterdam for a couple months now and there is still so much to explore so I try to do or see something new every weekend. On Saturday I worked from home for a little bit and in the evening I went out for dinner…

Last week I payed a visit to the Van Loon museum and the Hermitage on my day off. Two completely different museums but very interesting to visit when you are in Amsterdam. The Hermitage Amsterdam displays the collection of one of the most famous and largest museums in the world: the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. The Hermitage currently has an exhibition on Catherine the Great, once Europe’s longest…

Two weeks ago I went with a friend to the off schedule Lola + Lou event in the Hoxton where the online shop was launched. The founder Malou van den Broek together with designer Tess Zalinge presented the first collection “Oblivion” which was inspired by the atmosphere of American motels. Many of the items in the collection had a mint green accent which referred to this motel inspiration.…

I am living in the tiniest bedroom in a very cute shared apartment in Amsterdam but I love to just keep on dreaming about a big house one day and how I would decorate it. So once in a while on a lazy Sunday I sit on my rooftop on a picknick blanket and search for dream homes. I really like a mix of Scandinavian design and industrial…

I am currently in the middle of planning my birthday lunch/dinner and getting all the items I need to make it perfect. While inviting my closest friends I keep on getting the question what I would like to receive on my birthday. And then the answer is always; “As long as you can be there to celebrate, I am good!”, but of course this answer never suffices. So…

This year was only my second year visiting Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam (MBFWA). I had tickets for the show of Zyanya Keizer and decided to go to some off-schedule events. One of these off-schedule events was the dynamic store at the A’dam Tower. The dynamic store was in one area of the Adam Tower; The Loft. Brands such as Chris van den Elzen, Elvira t Hart and…